Lead APP (Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant)- NEURO SURGERY SNHC - Full Time (Day - 08 hrs)

Job Description

The Lead Advanced Practice Professional provides supervision and management of advanced practice providers (APPs) in a distinct clinical service line. They provide clinical direction and education, work closely with operational and physician leaders, and oversee hiring, termination, and professional growth and development of their APPs.

Essential Functions

• Clinical Oversight and Leadership: Co-direct the clinical, operational, and administrative initiatives of the service line; conduct regularly scheduled meetings with the staff APPs; ensure clinical competency and adherence to policy through practice analysis and case review of APPs with physicians; investigate and respond to patient/family complaints from patients and families about care; orient new staff APPs; provide education to staff APPs; participate in hospital-wide committees; serve as a representative on professional and evaluation committees; ensure all operational mandates and initiatives are completed (e.g., C-I-CARE rounds).

• Administration: Review and participate in financial planning and issues for the service; participate in the hiring, evaluation, coaching, mentoring, and discipline of staff APPs; investigate and resolve operational issues; coordinate quality improvement/process improvement programs; provide 24-hour administrator on-call coverage for the service line; coordinate the scheduling of the APPs.

• Internal/External Legal/Regulatory Issues: Ensure compliance and participate in Medical Staff Services initiatives, policies and procedures; be informed of and advocate for practice models that allow clinicians to practice to the fullest extent of their scope of practice; participate in regional and national discussions that affect APP practice; work with hospital operations in regards to funding/billing/reimbursement models; participate in legislative and health policy issues affecting advanced practice.

Qualifications

• Advanced Practice Nurse: Master's or Doctorate Degree in Nursing or other healthcare-related field from an accredited university.

• Physician Assistant: Bachelors degree in Science, Physician Assistant Studies, or Healthcare related field from an accredited university.

• Experience: A minimum of one (1) year of experience as a licensed advanced practice provider (Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist); three (3) years of APP experience preferred; management experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge: Management principles and practices; practice evaluation and process improvement; national professional organizational and regulatory agency initiatives; standards of care and practice of APP roles.

• Ability: Knowledge and demonstrated clinical competence and in-depth knowledge in specialty; knowledge of the organization and operation of trauma services necessary to ensure the delivery of quality, cost-effective and efficient patient care; effective communication skills; ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with widely diverse groups; ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently and meet deadlines; ability to promote a spirit of inquiry and practice based on evidence; ability to use educational strategies to influence the development of staff and the provision of quality care for patients and families; ability to communicate effectively in many venues from individual 1-on-1 sessions to a large audience; ability to recognize/reward or counsel staff; ability to work full-time.

Licenses and Certifications

• PA - Physician Assistant State Licensure or RN - Valid California license to practice as a Registered Nurse - AND - one of the following advanced practice nursing licenses is qualifying: (a) NP - Valid California license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner as well as having current national certification, (b) CNS - Valid California license to practice as a Clinical Nurse Specialist as well as having current national certification, or (c) CRNA - Valid California license to practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist as well as having current national certification.